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Florida Lawmakers Call Special Session to Consider $2.5B Seminole Gambling Deal
The Florida legislature will reconvene for a special session during the week of May 17 to grapple with a $2.5 billion gambling deal. The agreement, signed last month by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and Seminole Chairman Marcellus Osceola Jr., is the culmination...
No Casino in Petaluma, California till 2032 Under Deal with Dry Creek Pomo
The Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians have promised not to build a casino in Petaluma, Calif. until at least 2032. The deal thrashed out with casino-averse Sonoma County officials, was done after the county agreed to waive its annual $750,000...
Covid-19-Free Macau Says No to Travel Corridor with Hong Kong
Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam’s recent proposal of a “travel bubble” between Macau and Hong Kong set tumbleweeds in motion on the other side of the Pearl River Delta. The South China Morning Post reports that Lam’s overtures were “cold-shouldered” by...
San Jose Sharks’ Evander Kane Sued for $15M, Has ‘Serious Gambling Problem’
NHL star Evander Kane’s financial problems have taken an even nastier turn, after Professional Bank filed a lawsuit against the stricken San Jose Sharks winger demanding $15 million. Kane filed for bankruptcy in January, claiming $26.8 million in total debt. This was...
Ex-Great Canadian Gaming CEO is Court No-Show on Covid Vaccine Tourism Rap
Former Great Canadian Gaming CEO Rod Baker and his wife Ekaterina, an aspiring actor, were happy to fly from Vancouver to Yukon allegedly to jump the COVID vaccine line. But they weren’t so eager to repeat the journey to appear in court...
Alabama House to Vote on Lottery, Casino Expansion Bill Thursday
A revived bipartisan push to establish a lottery and expand casino gaming in Alabama will go to a House vote Thursday, the final day of the session. On Tuesday, the House Economic Development and Tourism Committee advanced SB 319 after an hour-long...
California Lottery Bill Would End Controversy, Maximize Money for Schools
The California Senate has unanimously passed a bill that would ensure the state lottery funnels the largest possible chunk of its revenues into education, The California Globe reports. Senator Bill Dodd’s (D-Napa) bill aims to resolve a “difference of opinion” between the...
Rob Gorodetsky, ‘Future Face of Sports Gambling,’ Gets 28 Months for Wire Fraud
Sports bettor Rob Gorodetsky, whose brash, showy Instagram persona once got him featured in USA Today as the “future face of sports gambling,” was sentenced to 28 months in prison Thursday for wire fraud. The 2017 USA Today profile described Gorodetsky as...
Former BC Gaming Minister Denies Money Laundering Conspiracy of Silence
Former British Columbia gaming minister Rich Coleman says accusations he turned a blind eye to casino money laundering to protect a crucial government revenue stream are “ridiculous.” Coleman gave testimony this week at the Cullen Commission. The commission is a public investigation...
Ronaldo Rape Accuser Wants $78 Million for Alleged Palms Casino Attack
A Las Vegas woman who is accusing Cristiano Ronaldo of raping her at the Palms Casino Resort almost 12 years ago wants $78 million in damages and other costs from the global soccer icon. That’s according to new documents filed by the...
